A sailor is intent on upgrading his boat so goes to the shop to buy loads of go faster goodies.
"I'll have half a dozen of the Haarken pullies, 20 yards of spectra string and a couple of those ratchet thingies."
You're a RS200 Sailor aren't you?" says the shopkeeper.
"How do know that?"
"Cos this is a Greengrocers".
Posted: 14/03/2006 15:59:05 By: Cheeky Munky |
What does the Grocer sail?
Posted: 14/03/2006 16:30:30 By: Amused |
If my memory serves me right wasn't it Morning Cloud?!
Posted: 14/03/2006 16:40:38 By: Nostalgia |
Do you get greengrocers these days? I haven't seen one recently...
Posted: 14/03/2006 17:27:39 By: Mags |
Feed them half a dozen pints and then put them on a Ferry & thats the colour they go.
PS nowadays there pushing plasic tolleys up & down at Tesco's etc
Posted: 14/03/2006 18:09:36 By: Barry Watkin |
I thought it was Lively Lady?
Posted: 14/03/2006 18:11:19 By: deepy |
I think your right! Wasn't it Maggie thatch that also had greengrocer parents? probably explains why there nearly extinct.
Posted: 14/03/2006 18:48:48 By: Barry Watkin |
No Margaret's Father was a shop keeper but not a Grocer Ted's father was a builde/Carpenter and I think intensive captive breeding has ensured the survival of the Tory Party lets hope so at least most Tory scandals were about sex/lies and more sex, money is so sordid!
Posted: 15/03/2006 10:50:15 By: Ancient Geek |
But Ted Heath was nicknamed "Grocer Ted" wasn't he? And sailed Morning Cloud
Posted: 15/03/2006 11:04:34 By: Garry R aka Nostalgia |
"Grocer Heath" in Private Eye anyway. Morning Clouds 1-5 it was no 3 sunk off Bognor in September 1974 taking with her Christopher Chad a one time Merlin Sailor on the Broads.
Posted: 15/03/2006 11:23:57 By: Ancient Geek |
Remember it well. I did foredeck on Morning Cloud during Cowes week that year. A month later, returning from Burnham Week, she sank and the bits were washed up on Shoreham Beach. The club still has the coaming with 'Morning Cloud' written on it.
Posted: 15/03/2006 12:26:53 By: Barry |
Wasn't Henry Cooper the greengrocer?
Posted: 16/03/2006 13:37:19 By: Slick |
A greengrocer, as was the lone sailor Alec Rose.
Posted: 16/03/2006 15:38:34 By: Ancient Geek |
I used to see Henry Cooper outside his shop in Wembley on Saturday mornings selling fruit and veg,
Posted: 17/03/2006 09:16:22 By: Max |
You must be nearly as old as Alan Warren.
Posted: 17/03/2006 10:24:21 By: Ancient Geek |
No threat of removal yet - we must try harder with the veggies.
Posted: 17/03/2006 19:44:19 By: Slick |
